Ilyas bin Haji Din

Ilyas bin Hj Din (; 12 March 1951 – 6 July 2018), was a Malaysian military officer who served as the 13th Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy from April 2005 to November 2006.

Early life and education Ilyas was born on 12 March 1951 in Alor Setar, Kedah as the first son of Din Ahmad and Com Jaafar.

He also graduated Diploma in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick.

Military career He was commissioned to Acting sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1972 and he was appointed as the Acting Officer of KD Sri Sarawak on 27 April 1972 shortly after his return to Malaysia.

After serving as Commander of RMN Fleet Command, he appointed as Deputy Chief of Navy on 13 August 2003 and then he appointed as the 13th Chief of Navy on 28 April 2005 following appointment his predecessor Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor as the 15th Chief of Defence Forces. The position he held until his retirement on 14 November 2006 and succeeded by Ramlan Mohamed Ali.

Death Ilyas died at around 10:10 pm on 6 July 2018 at his residence in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur after nine days following a heart attack due to kidney complications and receiving dialysis treatment before being brought home and taking his last breath.

Malaysian Armed Forces

Foreign honours